Black Property Owners in the South, 1790-1915University of Illinois Press, 1990 - 426 страници Property ownership has been a traditional means for African Americans to gain recognition and enter the mainstream of American life. This landmark study documents this significant, but often overlooked, aspect of the black experience from the late eighteenth century to World War I. |
Съдържание
Introduction | 1 |
Africans in a New Land | 7 |
Property Ownership among Slaves 18001865 | 29 |
Property Ownership among Southern Blacks 18601915 | 143 |
A Note on Appendixes | 239 |
Petitions247 | 247 |
APPENDIX THREE | 259 |
APPENDIX | 295 |
Notes | 307 |
An Essay on Sources and Methodology | 371 |
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